To serve 49,770...4-H Program areas include: Science, Engineering, and Technology Healthy Living...

University of Maryland Extension, Queen Anne’s County Annual Report 2018

To serve

49,770 residents of Queen Anne’s County with our

8 University of Maryland Extension Faculty along with 480 volunteers and our over

80 partnerships

How are we doing this?

University of Maryland Extension, Queen Anne’s County Annual Report 2018 Address • 505 Railroad Ave. Suite 4, Centreville, MD 21617 • Phone: (410) 758-0166 extension.umd.edu/queen-annes-county


The University of Maryland Extension, Queen Anne’s County County, State, and Federal Partnerships

The University of Maryland Extension, Queen Anne’s County Office is a unique organization that provides research-based, informal education to citizens of the County

and local area. Our educational programs cover a wide range of topics, including agricultural production, natural resources, food safety, nutrition and healthy lifestyles, youth development, volunteer development, urban agriculture, and agricultural nutrient management. These educational and training programs provide current, practical

information through workshops, seminars, clinics, camps, displays and newsletters.

The University of Maryland Extension Office represents a

partnership of County government, the University of Maryland College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. We are glad to share with you this summary of our activities and accomplishments that provided noticeable impacts for the benefit of our communities.

for 49,770 Queen Anne’s County residents


We are pleased to present this report to the citizens of Queen Anne’s County to help

demonstrate the impact and importance of the work that Extension does in their commu-

nities. Our work in 4-H Youth Development, Environment and Natural Resources, Agricul-

ture, Watershed Restoration, and Healthy Living touches

thousands of our fellow citizens with research-based, practi-

cally oriented information to help Marylanders improve

their lives, their businesses, their health, and their opportu-

nities. We look forward to continuing our work to help

Queen Anne’s County residents thrive!

Sincerely,

Paul R. Rickert, Ed.D., M.S., M.C.J.

Area Extension Director

Administrative Assistants

Ms. Shelia Shorter Mrs. Susan Wolff

The Queen Anne’s County Extension Advisory Council The EAC in Queen Anne’s County serves in several ways:

•To serve in an ADVISORY capacity to Extension faculty and staff

•To oversee and maintain fiscal controls to handle UME locally generated funds

•To assist with Public Relations

•To assist with identification and the building of financial support for Extension

Officers:

Anne Schnappinger, President

4-H Representative

Karen Wimsatt, Secretary

Master Gardener Representative

Susan Seth, Treasurer

Master Gardener Representative

Board Members Completing Terms in 2018:

Mr. David Clark

Mrs. Patricia Rhodes

Board Members:

Mark Sultenfuss

Agriculture Representative

Iris Carter, RN

Healthy Living Representative

Jone Taylor, MA, NCC, LCPC

Healthy Living Representative

Jessica Grande

Financial Systems Representative

Brigid King

Youth Representative, 4-H member

Photo of EAC to go here,

Photo of AED to go here,


4-H Youth Development

4-Hers at Tractor School certification program 4-Hers in Tanzania

Caption

Photo of 4-H

events to go

here

4-H Educators Sally Rosenberry (L) and Chris Johnston (R)


Program Educator (s) Christine Johnston, BS, MS

Senior Agent

Sally G. Rosenberry, AA

Extension Program Assistant

Program Description

The Queen Anne’s County 4-H Youth Development Pro-

gram provides a supportive setting for youth to reach

their fullest potential. Children learn beneficial cognitive

and life skills through community-focused, research-

based, experiential educational programs. Participation

is open to all youth ages 5-18.

4-H has a 100 year tradition of voluntary action

through strong public-private partnerships at feder-

al, state, and community levels. Local volunteer

leaders partner with Queen Anne’s County Exten-

sion staff to provide direct leadership and educa-

tional support to young people in urban, suburban,

and rural communities.

4-H youth develop relationships that inspire people

to voluntarily help themselves and others as they

interact with caring adults and peers.

4-H Program areas include:

Science, Engineering, and Technology

Healthy Living

Citizenship and Leadership

Number of programs (club, school, afterschool, camp):

13 Clubs 12 School Programs

13 Afterschool Programs

4-H Club Members:

347

Total 4-H Enrollment

(Club, Afterschool, Camp, School):

4073

Volunteers:

435

Volunteer estimated hours:

5,990

Volunteer dollar value:

$144,598


Family Consumer Science

Farmers Market Cooking Demo

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events to go

here

FCS Educator, Rebecca Meekins

Ashley teaching and offering a food tasting at a Sudlersville Elementary School

School garden

FSNE Educator, Ashley K. McLaughlin

Ashley providing tastings and reci-

pes at a local food pantry

Caught being healthy!


Program Educator (s) Rebecca Meekins, BS

Agent Associate

Ashley K. McLaughlin, BS

Agent Associate

Family & Consumer Sciences (FCS)

Extension educators provide programs in topics

such as food safety and preventing foodborne

illness, food preservation, and nutrition educa-

tion for youth and adults.

Program Highlights

Rebecca hosted regular trainings in conjunction with

our collaborators at:

Chesterwye

Queen Anne’s County Public Schools

Kinera Foundation

Queen Anne’s County Department of Health

Queen Anne’s County 4-H

Food Supplement Nutrition Education (FSNE)

FSNE provides nutrition education to help low-

income individuals and families make

healthy food choices, develop food preparation skills,

handle food safely, improve shopping skills, and

increase physical activity.

Program Highlights

SUDLERSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL :

Read for Health + Edible ABCs + Smarter Lunchroom +

School Garden + Text2BHealthy + School Events +

Paying farmers to come to the schools

CENTREVILLE UMC FOOD PANTRY :

Healthy Choice Easy Choice training + Market to

Mealtime + Cooking Matters Tours + Recipe tastings

Program Highlights/Impacts/Outcomes

Queen Anne’s County FSNE

Participants

In-school Youth and Out-of-

school Youth:

856

Adults and Seniors:

1,772

Teachers Trained:

30

FSNE Funds to QAC:

$8,000

Photo of FCS events

to go here

KENT ISLAND FARMERS MARKET :

Market to Mealtime + Farmer/Manager trainings +

SNAP/FM promotions

CENTREVILLE FARMERS MARKET :

Market to Mealtime + Farmer/Manager trainings +

SNAP/FM promotions

Through collaboration with the Queen Anne’s County

Department of Aging, senior citizens learned fruit and

vegetable recipe ideas with the Market to Mealtime

curriculum and indirect materials.

Through monthly classes, parents learned tips on how

to encourage their children to eat healthy foods and

budget their food resources.

Smarter Lunchrooms at Sudlersville Elementary


Master Gardeners/Horticulture

Photo of MG Educators to go here.

Queen Anne’s County Horticulture Educator Rachel

Master Gardeners at Queen Anne’s County Demonstration

Garden at the Queen Anne’s County Library, Centreville

At the County Fair What’s Buggin’ You Workshop on Beneficial and

Non-Beneficial insects

Master Gardener Volunteers out educating the public


Program Educators

Rachel Rhodes, BS, MS

Agent Associate, Extension Horticulture Educator

& Master Gardener Coordinator

Volunteer Master Gardeners

Program Description

Certified Master Gardeners are county residents who

have been selected and trained by University of Mary-

land Extension (UME) to deliver research-based horti-

cultural information to the public. Each Master Gar-

dener, who receives over 50 hours of training from

UME, commits to donate 20 hours of volunteer ser-

vice each year back to their community. The mission

of the Master Gardeners is “educate residents about

safe, effective, and sustainable horticultural practices

that build healthy gardens, landscapes, and communi-

ties.”

They assist county residents through several ap-

proaches including demonstrations, workshops, lec-

tures, and plant clinics at county libraries, schools,

parks, community gardens, demonstration gardens,

fairs, and more. Program areas include, but are not

limited to Bay-wise landscaping, water management,

composting, Grow It Eat It (vegetable gardening), deer

resistant gardening, integrated pest management

(IPM), herbs, horticultural therapy, children’s garden-

ing, pollinators, native and invasive plants, and envi-

ronmental horticulture.


Educated Residents:

Over 90,000 Facebook views

1012 via direct sessions

Trained New Master Gardeners:

13

Total Master Gardener

Volunteers:

90 Reach of Ask a Master Gardener

Program:

250 Certified New Bay-wise Yards:

6 Estimated Volunteer Hours:

3200 Volunteer Dollar Value:

$79,008

Photo of MG events

to go here

Queen Anne’s County Master Gardeners at the 20th

Anniversary Banquet


Agriculture and Natural Resources

Chris Johnston teaches about tractor safety at Poultry Field Day program

Jenny at the 2018 Women in Ag Conference

Casey Foreman, Nutrient Management Advisor

Jenny Rhodes, Senior Ag & Food Systems Agent

Agronomy Day Manure Injection Field Day

International Tour from China Ag Awareness Day


Program Educators

Jennifer L. Rhodes, BS, MEd

Senior Agent, Agriculture and Food Systems

Casey N. Foreman, BS

Advisor, Nutrient Management

Program Description

UM Extension Queen Anne’s County offers a va-

riety of educational services to the farm commu-

nity. Programs educate, train, certify, and recer-

tify agriculture producers to sustain profitability,

protect the environment, and meet state regula-

tions. Programs include the following:

Agronomy Day

Agriculture Awareness Days

Grain Marketing

Organic, Grain, and Poultry Discussion

Groups

Field Days

Bay Days

Annie’s Project

MidAtlantic Women in Ag Conference

Harvest Breakfast

New & Existing Poultry Growers Certification

Biosecurity Training

Pesticide Training, Certification, and Recerti-

fication

Nutrient Management Voucher Training

Farm Tours, International, National, State, &

Local

Farm Finances

Farm Safety

In addition, our office assists farmers by devel-

oping Maryland state mandated Nutrient Man-

agement plans. This program provides farmers

with information on Best Management Practices

that balance nutrient applications with crop nu-

trient requirement, thereby enhancing farm

profitability while protecting water quality.

Highlights for the Nutrient Management Pro-

gram in Queen Anne’s County for 2018 include:

Prepared Nutrient Management Plans for

New Acres:

1,406.2 acres for 8 clients

Updated Plans for Acres Previously

Operating Under a

Nutrient Management Plan:

30,165.8 acres for 92 clients

Worked with all types of Farm Enterprises:

Dairy-5; Beef-10; Horse-4;

Sheep-3; Swine-1;

Corn/Wheat/Soybeans-62

Hay-6; Mixed animals-11;

Cut flowers-1; Christmas Trees-1

Highlights for the Agriculture and Natural Resources

Program in Queen Anne’s County for 2018 include:

Training Sessions Conducted

83

Participants/Farmers/Producers/Landowners

Reached:

4315

Estimated Economic Impact of Agronomy Day:

$2.8 million


Program Educator Eric Helm Beuhl, BS Senior Agent Associate & Regional Watershed Restoration Specialist

Program Description

To provide educational programs focused on helping local and county governments and wa-tershed groups to plan, develop, implement, and monitor projects and programs that lead to quantifiable reduc-tions in nonpoint sources of pollution.

Contact us at: Queen Anne’s County Extension Office 505 Railroad Ave., Suite 4 Centreville, MD • 21617 Phone: 410 758-0166 • Fax: 410 758-3687 extension.umd.edu/queen-annes-county

The University of Maryland Extension programs are open to all and will not discriminate against anyone because of

race, age, sex, color, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, religion, ancestry, national origin, marital status,

genetic information, political affiliation, and gender identity or expression.

Number of individuals participating in events (included educational presentations and activities and event displays related to water quality, homeowner-scale best management practices, and storm-water runoff).

59 Number of groups where storm-

water and water quality technical assistance was provided (including

local agencies and municipali-ties, watershed groups, and a community association).

8


Photo Caption: Concerned about water quality in their stormwater pond, residents from a subdivision on Kent Island contacted the Specialist who in turn provided information about wildlife management, lawn care, proper fertilizer use, and soil testing. Image: Eric Buehl

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